Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah, otherwise known as “Mo”, is a british-somalian distance runner. Except for his excellence in running, Farah is also known for his cheerful demeanor. In this ad, Nike showcases both of Farahs’ trademarks.

Cristian Valenzuela is a visually impaired Paralympic champion who won Chile’s first gold medal in 2012 for the 5,000-meter race.
In this film we follow him and get to know more about his life and why he started running.

Raymond Choy, 65 years old, ran the New York City Marathon for his 19th consecutive time on 2016.
Aja Carter on the other hand is about to turn 30 and is preparing to run the NYC Marathon for her first time.
These are their reason to run.

In the movie Forrest Gump we follow the main character of the same name throughout his extraordinary life. At one point he feels like running. So he does just that; For three years. There’s no motive behind it, he just felt like running.

Running doesn’t always have to be an individual journey about fitness and racing. In this ad by Nike, we see Seoul’s Private Road Running Club (PRRC), a collective focused on urban culture and having fun, and using the act of running as a reason to meet up.

John Pierre was left with a traumatic brain injury after he was brutally mugged by a group of people in 1999.
Instead of letting this stop him from living his life to the fullest, he found something to keep him occupied and happy – Running.

In this ad by Adidas Running we see a team of women from Berlin, all talking about their individual journeys towards their first full marathon. There are a few more episodes of #TAKECHARGE on the Adidas Running YouTube page, as well as a full documentary focusing on the team featured in this episode that I highly recommend everyone to watch!

As of today Runner’s Voice is starting a recurring series of city running. Every Sunday we will feature a video featuring running through different cities. To start us off we have a beautiful video of San Francisco. Enjoy!

In 2015 Nike Korea released this ad about giving up – and why you shouldn’t do it.
What do you do to stay motivated on those days where nothing seems to be going your way?
Don’t forget to turn on subtitles!

Redbull have released a video in their “Raw 100” series, showcasing 100 seconds of breathtaking trail running through the beautiful scenery of the South African mountains. The runner in the video is none other than Ryan Sandes who recently won the 2017 Western States 100, a brutal 100-mile race through California.